Guilford County NcArchives History - Businesses .....High Point Business Directory 1886 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 10, 2007, 1:09 am HIGH POINT, N. C. (Guilford County.) (For Abbreviations see below.) OFFICERS: Mayor—W. H. SNOW. Attorney—E. D. STEELE. Marshal—J. F. HUFFMAN. Commissioners—R. J. LINDSAY, W. P. PRICHETT. T. A. SECHREST, J. H. MILLIS. Alexander H. general merchandise, millinery and fancy goods. Salem st Allred Bros, manufacturers of boots and shoes Baldwin F T, attorney at law. office Salem st Barker A A & Sons, manufacturers of sash and doors, brackets, mouldings, tobacco boxes, and all kinds of dressed lumber and wood work pertaining to house building. 1/3 mile s w of depot Barton Rufus. blacksmith Bell Mrs J R. milliner, Washington street Bellevue Hotel, Miss F N Mabry propr, opp depot Bencini H C, grocer, opp depot Blair E T, groceries* and provisions. Main st Blair Mrs E T. millinery and fancy goods, Main st Blair High School, W A & J J Blair principals Bolton J M. blacksmith Brown J R, physician, office Main st Brown Obe, shoe maker. Fayetteville st Brown & Matton, druggists, dealers in pure drugs, paints, oils, cigars and tobaccos. Main st Burns G G. blacksmith and woodworker, Salem st Burton J W. physician, office Salem st Butterfield A G, dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry, books and stationery. Main st Callum J C, railroad and express agt. office at depot Callum M K & Co. grocers and produce buyers. Main st Campbell J A, justice of the peace Cartland & Co, general merchandise and manufacturers of boots and shoes. Main st Cecil I A. eating house, Fayetteville st Clark Mrs B A, millinery and fancy goods and sewing machines. Main st Clark D L. photographer. Main st Core W A. confectioner, Fayetteville st Cox Elwood, manufacturer of tobacco boxes Cox J J. physician, office Salem st Ellison J A, furniture and undertaker. Jordan st Einglish W J & Co, dealers in fancy and staple groceries, Salem st Farabee E C, hardware and groceries, Salem st Fields E H C, stock dealer. Fayetteville st Gordon, Pegram & Co, manufacturers of standard grades chewing tobacco, Salem st Gordy McDaniel, tin smith and manufacturer tobacco flues, Fayetteville st Gullett Robt, furniture and undertaker, Fayetteville st Guyer J W, justice of the peace Hammer & Brown, millers, Fayettevile st Hayworth C B, livery stable, Salem st High Point Enterprise, Edwin D Steele editor and propr, published every Friday, office Main st (See adv, p 382) Holt J M, blacksmith Holton Albert A, postmaster *Hoover J T, barber, Fayetteville st Hoover S, tin and sheet iron worker, Fayetteville st Horney F J, harness and saddlery. Washing st Idal A M, blacksmith and wood worker Irby J W & Co. general merchandise, Fayetteville st Jarrell's Hotel, M Jarrell propV, cor Fayetteville and R R Jarrell M. prop'r Jarrell's Hotel, cor Fayetteville and R R Jarrell N C & Son, lumber dealers Jones Dr W O, dentist, Salem st Jones W O & Co, furniture and carpets, also grocers, Salem st Jordan B F, marble yard, Fayetteville st Jordan David, justice of the peace Lindsay A H & Co, groceries and mill feed. Salem st Lindsay J A, general merchandise, Salem st Lindsay R J & Bro, dry goods, boots, shoes, &c, Salem st Mann Chas G, mining engineer and metallurgist, Salem st Merideth A M, blacksmith and wheelwright, Fayetteville st Partridge Wm, dealer in boots, shoes, hats and gents' furnishing goods. Salem st Perry S, hardware, agricultural implements, &c, Main st Pickett W P & Co, mnfrs choice brands chewing tobacco, n end Salem st Pitts H C, dentist, office Main st Ragan, Millis & Co, wholesale and retail dealers in general merchandise, furniture and stoves, Salem st Ragan & Millis, tannery, office at store Rankin W T. grocer and confectioneries, Fayetteville st Robertson J B, shoe maker, Fayetteville st Sapp A J. physician Sechrest J M. beer and ice dealer. Fayetteville st Sechrest T A. blacksmith *Simmons H H. barber, Fayetteville st Smith A E & Co, pharmacists, Salem st Snow E A & Co, manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds, also lumber dealers, Winslow st (See adv, page 379) Snow W H, inventor and patentee of Snow's Tobacco Curing Barn (See adv, page 380) Snow & Cox, manufacturers of dogwood and persimmon shuttle blocks, dogwood bobbin heads, hickory rims, strips, hickory and oak spokes, billets, handle blocks, &c Steele Edwin D, editor and propr High Point Enterprise, atty at law and ins agt, office Main st (See adv, page 382) Tate J H. groceries and confectioneries. Fayetteville st The Pioneer Warehouse, for the sale of leaf tobacco, W E Johns & Co. proprs Turner J A. attorney at law Welch J C, livery, feed and sale stable. Fayetteville st Wheeler R A, wholesale and retail dealer in hardware, stoves, agricultural implements, guns, pistols, paints, oils. &c: the manufacturing of tobacco flues a specialty, Salem st Wrenn Bros, dealers in dry goods, notions. &c, Main st Additional Comments: ABBREVIATIONS admr administrator agt agent bet between cor corner e east exr executor guard guardian jr junior mdse merchandise mfg manufacturing mfr manufacturer n north opp opposite pres president propr proprietor s south sec secretary sr senior st street supt superintendent treas treasurer w west * colored Extracted from: CHAS. EMERSON'S NORTH CAROLINA Tobacco Belt Directory EMBRACING THE COUNTIES OF ALAMANCE, DURHAM, FORSYTH, GRANVILLE, GUILFORD, ORANGE, ROCKINGHAM, VANCE AND WAKE. GIVING THE LOCATION OF ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN, A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL LAND-OWNERS, NUMBER OF ACRES OWNED, AND P. O. ADDRESS OF EACH. A POST-OFFICE, TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS OFFICE DIRECTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA. A MAP OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, CITY, COUNTY AND STATK GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION. PRICE $3.00. CHAS. EMERSON. GREENSBORO, N. C, Publisher and Compiler. PROF. CHAS. A. HORNER. ASSIST. COMPILER. PRESSES OF EDWARDS, BROUGHTON & Co., RALEIGH, N. C. 1886. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/directories/business/1886/highpoin113gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 6.7 Kb